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n Opinions sparked by WEBER STATE COLLEGE e r 1 r i ill II II II II mi .11,-iJ I aJ fcJLIL2 LTu 9JLJSU J 1 OGDEN UTAH Volume 40 Issue 24 Anderson expounds views on foreign policy, courts By Michael J. Tupa "I'm just carrying out President's Carter's promises." This was one of the reasons Jack Anderson gave for printing information that the President would rather he didn't print. Anderson, a Washington columnist who has won the pulitzer Prize for his revealing about the bombing in Cambodia, was on Weber State campus Thursday and answered some questions to the press before his convocation appearance. The "promise" that President Carter made was to have open cabinet meetings once he was president. Except for the first half of the first cabinet meeting they have all been closed, according to Anderson. So he has obtained secret transcripts of these meetings and published them. He said the President didn't appreciate his "help." Indecision Anderson also said that while most Americans have labeled the President's actions during the Iranian-hostage crisis as positive Race discrimination suit filed against Weber St. The Ogden Based Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) has filed a class action suit against Weber State College in behalf of 11 black students at the college, charging that racial discrimination is lodged at the financial aids office. The first complaint was filed Dec. 21, 1979 and alleges the following charges: 1. Black students (male and female) are receiving substantially lesser amounts of financial assistance in comparison to white students (i.e. Basic Education Opportunity Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, and Guaranteed Student Loans) ; that financial aid officials extend referential treatment to white students in handling and processing student financial aid applications. 2. That black work-study students are placed in less desirable work-study positions in comparison to white work-study students. 3. That black female students are sexually harassed by financial aid officials when applying for student financial assistance. The Ogden chapter filed an amended complaint Jan. 2 to the effect that: "restraint," he labels the actions as "indecision." He said that as Americans, "We have to draw the line," on foreign threats, particularly the Soviet Union. "We have to draw the line now before the aggression starts and if New York City is the line or Iran or anyplace, then we have to let the world know," Anderson said. He said "Breshev is not going to cross that line." Anderson also said that Iran ought to be the line we draw. Two former Nixon aides bought or tried to buy poison with which to kill him, Anderson said. About President Nixon he said, "I don't think that at any time he ordered it." He charged that President Nixon was the worst President we have had. Police Lazy Speaking about the recent Supreme Court ruling which requires newsmen to reveal news sources to police, Anderson said that the former President was to blame for appointing a supreme court that would make that ruling 1. Black Students are not receiving curriculum counseling. 2. Weber State faculty discriminate against black students in grading, show no willingness to instruct black students, and make racial remarks to black students while in class. 3. Weber State College's financial aid office has no black administrators to assist black students in applying for and receiving financial aids; and that Weber State does not award scholarships to black students. That black students are not notified of the availability of such scholarships in certain educational programs. A further complaint was filed by CORE charging that the college had taken reprisal actions against the students who filed the complaint, and for harassing them. Weber State officials have responded with a complaint that the CORE agency had misused the students and asked for an investigation of the CORE program. Ogden CORE, the Equal Education Opportunity division at Weber State, and the Office of College Relations were unavailable for comment Thursday. January 11, 1980 and charged that the "Police are lazy and would like to have us do their job." About his own life in journalism, Anderson said at the age of twelve he worked for the Murray Eagle and Deseret News, both in Salt Lake County. At the age of 16 he was in charge of the draft page, a section which told the community where local boys had been drafted to during World War II, and at 18 worked on the city desk of the Salt Lake Tribune. Varied Career He then served a mission for the LDS Church, became a war correspondent, both civilian and for the military, and went to work in Washington after the war for columnist Drew Pearson. Anderson said that "no reporter is better than his sources and concluded by saying that his job is "getting the news out to the people." A full report on Anderson's stimulating noon convocation will be presented in Tuesday's issue of the Signpost. 4m . U it 4 Sr- 'ii ! DESOLATION was the overwhelming atmosphere on the empty WSC campus during the three-week shutdown over the holiday period. Signpost photo by Dave Barrett. shutdown By Michael J. Tupa "Stupid." "Successful." "A waste." "Necessary." These were some of the comments given by various people on the Weber State campus about the two-week shutdown from last Dec. 17 to Jan. 3. WSC President Rodney Brady announced last quarter that the college would close down during the traditional break between fall and winter quarter to conserve energy and deal with the recent budget cut by the governor. Among those interviewed included two faculty members, the vice-president of Administrative Services, three staff members and a student aide, the Director of Personnel, the Supervisor of Physical Facilities, and the Associate Director of Research and Development. Ironically, the faculty member pointed out, the college probably didn't save much money anyway because of warm temperatures during the two-week period, but he also said the administration couldn't have known about the weather in advance. The other faculty member said the only problem he personally experienced was that the shutdown started one day too soon. He said grades weren't due until 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17, and the shutdown began that morning. This caused problems because there were students who were coming in to talk or to help, but outside doors were locked. Dri Perry Wilson, Vice-President of Administrative Services,, explained the overall cost savings was hoped to be between $25,000 to $35,000. He said he's confident the college saved over $30,000. According to Dr. Wilson the main purpose of the shutdown was to conserve energy and to cope with the budget cut. In response to a question about possible political reasons for the shutdown, Dr. Wilson said there during lull wasn't "any intent with that as being a primary objective." He also said phones were all manned in the Administration and Financial Aids Buildings so if anyone tried those numbers someone would have been there.. One staff member interviewed said he didn't like "being told when to take my vacation," although he enjoyed the time off. He also said he knew of at least two staff employees who used the opportunity of free time to secure other employment. One of the people found a job paying twice as much, according to the staff member. According to Stan Greenhalgh; Director of Personnel, four options were given to college employees. They could: 1. Take leave without pay, 2. take vacation time, 3. work if there was a real need or 4. work compensory time-extra hours or Saturdays. Most employees took the leave without pay or vacation pay according to Greenhalgh. He also said that of the 17 days the college was closed, the employees lost six days of pay because of the regular holidays and weekends. The Supervisor of Physical Facilities, Samuel Packer, said that the savings on utilities was projected to between $20,000 and $30,000 and that he's confident the savings will be in that neighborhood. The figures won't be available for a month. According to Packer, the warm snap in December helped out the situation because it prevented the possible freeze-out of pipes on campus. The main problem with the shutdown that Packer saw in relationship to his area of buildings and grounds was that this year his staff wasn't able to do the deferred maintenance, projects that accumulate during the year. -.rr rv-

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n Opinions sparked by WEBER STATE COLLEGE e r 1 r i ill II II II II mi .11,-iJ I aJ fcJLIL2 LTu 9JLJSU J 1 OGDEN UTAH Volume 40 Issue 24 Anderson expounds views on foreign policy, courts By Michael J. Tupa "I'm just carrying out President's Carter's promises." This was one of the reasons Jack Anderson gave for printing information that the President would rather he didn't print. Anderson, a Washington columnist who has won the pulitzer Prize for his revealing about the bombing in Cambodia, was on Weber State campus Thursday and answered some questions to the press before his convocation appearance. The "promise" that President Carter made was to have open cabinet meetings once he was president. Except for the first half of the first cabinet meeting they have all been closed, according to Anderson. So he has obtained secret transcripts of these meetings and published them. He said the President didn't appreciate his "help." Indecision Anderson also said that while most Americans have labeled the President's actions during the Iranian-hostage crisis as positive Race discrimination suit filed against Weber St. The Ogden Based Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) has filed a class action suit against Weber State College in behalf of 11 black students at the college, charging that racial discrimination is lodged at the financial aids office. The first complaint was filed Dec. 21, 1979 and alleges the following charges: 1. Black students (male and female) are receiving substantially lesser amounts of financial assistance in comparison to white students (i.e. Basic Education Opportunity Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, and Guaranteed Student Loans) ; that financial aid officials extend referential treatment to white students in handling and processing student financial aid applications. 2. That black work-study students are placed in less desirable work-study positions in comparison to white work-study students. 3. That black female students are sexually harassed by financial aid officials when applying for student financial assistance. The Ogden chapter filed an amended complaint Jan. 2 to the effect that: "restraint," he labels the actions as "indecision." He said that as Americans, "We have to draw the line," on foreign threats, particularly the Soviet Union. "We have to draw the line now before the aggression starts and if New York City is the line or Iran or anyplace, then we have to let the world know," Anderson said. He said "Breshev is not going to cross that line." Anderson also said that Iran ought to be the line we draw. Two former Nixon aides bought or tried to buy poison with which to kill him, Anderson said. About President Nixon he said, "I don't think that at any time he ordered it." He charged that President Nixon was the worst President we have had. Police Lazy Speaking about the recent Supreme Court ruling which requires newsmen to reveal news sources to police, Anderson said that the former President was to blame for appointing a supreme court that would make that ruling 1. Black Students are not receiving curriculum counseling. 2. Weber State faculty discriminate against black students in grading, show no willingness to instruct black students, and make racial remarks to black students while in class. 3. Weber State College's financial aid office has no black administrators to assist black students in applying for and receiving financial aids; and that Weber State does not award scholarships to black students. That black students are not notified of the availability of such scholarships in certain educational programs. A further complaint was filed by CORE charging that the college had taken reprisal actions against the students who filed the complaint, and for harassing them. Weber State officials have responded with a complaint that the CORE agency had misused the students and asked for an investigation of the CORE program. Ogden CORE, the Equal Education Opportunity division at Weber State, and the Office of College Relations were unavailable for comment Thursday. January 11, 1980 and charged that the "Police are lazy and would like to have us do their job." About his own life in journalism, Anderson said at the age of twelve he worked for the Murray Eagle and Deseret News, both in Salt Lake County. At the age of 16 he was in charge of the draft page, a section which told the community where local boys had been drafted to during World War II, and at 18 worked on the city desk of the Salt Lake Tribune. Varied Career He then served a mission for the LDS Church, became a war correspondent, both civilian and for the military, and went to work in Washington after the war for columnist Drew Pearson. Anderson said that "no reporter is better than his sources and concluded by saying that his job is "getting the news out to the people." A full report on Anderson's stimulating noon convocation will be presented in Tuesday's issue of the Signpost. 4m . U it 4 Sr- 'ii ! DESOLATION was the overwhelming atmosphere on the empty WSC campus during the three-week shutdown over the holiday period. Signpost photo by Dave Barrett. shutdown By Michael J. Tupa "Stupid." "Successful." "A waste." "Necessary." These were some of the comments given by various people on the Weber State campus about the two-week shutdown from last Dec. 17 to Jan. 3. WSC President Rodney Brady announced last quarter that the college would close down during the traditional break between fall and winter quarter to conserve energy and deal with the recent budget cut by the governor. Among those interviewed included two faculty members, the vice-president of Administrative Services, three staff members and a student aide, the Director of Personnel, the Supervisor of Physical Facilities, and the Associate Director of Research and Development. Ironically, the faculty member pointed out, the college probably didn't save much money anyway because of warm temperatures during the two-week period, but he also said the administration couldn't have known about the weather in advance. The other faculty member said the only problem he personally experienced was that the shutdown started one day too soon. He said grades weren't due until 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17, and the shutdown began that morning. This caused problems because there were students who were coming in to talk or to help, but outside doors were locked. Dri Perry Wilson, Vice-President of Administrative Services,, explained the overall cost savings was hoped to be between $25,000 to $35,000. He said he's confident the college saved over $30,000. According to Dr. Wilson the main purpose of the shutdown was to conserve energy and to cope with the budget cut. In response to a question about possible political reasons for the shutdown, Dr. Wilson said there during lull wasn't "any intent with that as being a primary objective." He also said phones were all manned in the Administration and Financial Aids Buildings so if anyone tried those numbers someone would have been there.. One staff member interviewed said he didn't like "being told when to take my vacation," although he enjoyed the time off. He also said he knew of at least two staff employees who used the opportunity of free time to secure other employment. One of the people found a job paying twice as much, according to the staff member. According to Stan Greenhalgh; Director of Personnel, four options were given to college employees. They could: 1. Take leave without pay, 2. take vacation time, 3. work if there was a real need or 4. work compensory time-extra hours or Saturdays. Most employees took the leave without pay or vacation pay according to Greenhalgh. He also said that of the 17 days the college was closed, the employees lost six days of pay because of the regular holidays and weekends. The Supervisor of Physical Facilities, Samuel Packer, said that the savings on utilities was projected to between $20,000 and $30,000 and that he's confident the savings will be in that neighborhood. The figures won't be available for a month. According to Packer, the warm snap in December helped out the situation because it prevented the possible freeze-out of pipes on campus. The main problem with the shutdown that Packer saw in relationship to his area of buildings and grounds was that this year his staff wasn't able to do the deferred maintenance, projects that accumulate during the year. -.rr rv-